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Old 15th Dec 2019, 12:12 pm   #70
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Originally Posted by Davewantsone View Post
When I first rented a colour TV in February 1970. The rental agreement (Radio Rentals) called the TV set a TELEVISOR.
I suspect that this is due to the fact that Radio Rentals owned the Baird name and 'TELEVISOR' was a Baird registered name. They probably used this as maybe a link with the past. John.
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